Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar on Friday strongly advocated for subsidies on the fisheries and livestock sectors, noting that while agriculture receives subsidies, its vital sub-sectors- fisheries and livestock- do not.
"Domestic livestock is crucial, not involved merely in production but also intrinsically linked with rural food demand, preservation facilities, women's employment, and agricultural heritage," she said while speaking at an international conference at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city.
The Bangladesh Agricultural Journalists Forum (BAJF) organised the four-day international conference and workshop titled "Political Commitment in Agriculture and Food".
Farida Akhtar cautioned policymakers ag...